I am an active member in my local chapter of MOPS (Mother’s of Pre-schoolers), and we recently had an Antiquites fundraiser where I purchased these adorable photos of my girls. I wanted a unique way to…
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Soccer & Family Time
It’s that time of year again. Emily and Joshua have soccer practice on Saturday mornings. I love that our town doesn’t make it too serious for their ages – it’s pretty much just learning the…
Family Life and Small Updates
Life has been super busy lately. I have all these great post ideas planned and not enough time to make them happen. I can’t believe February is already here. I was sorting through photos earlier…
Luke’s 2nd Birthday {Photos}
These pictures are a little late, but here they are. Sweet Luke with a birthday crown Nathan made him. He still loves sucking his two fingers: We kept Luke’s 2nd birthday party very simple. I…
Snow, Snow, Snow!
It’s snowing! It snowed lightly on Christmas morning and two days later, we had a decent storm. That left us with a few inches of snow and now it’s snowing again today. It’s beautiful! Luke…
Family Christmas Photos
It was just the six of us at home this year and we had a wonderful Christmas. We bake lots of cookies every year. One of our new traditions is to bring plates of cookies…
Good-bye, Grandma
My grandma passed away last night. She’s had Alzheimer’s for some time now and it’s been getting progressively worse. Sometime last week, she suffered a stroke and while it appeared she might recover (very slowly)…
Our Christmas Tree
Last weekend, we planned to get our Christmas tree and I had the idea of going to a Christmas tree farm. We usually get our tree from a local man who sells trees in nearby…
Luke is 11 Months!
My baby is going to be 1 year old in just 1 short month! Someone tell me where the time just disappeared! It’s crazy! Technically this post is 1 day late – Luke turned 11…
Nathan’s Karate Achievement
I’m so proud: Nathan has earned his next belt in karate! His karate school does a combination of kung fu and Kajukenpo karate so he has been working on the kung fu portion and earned…
My Little Girl is 5 Today!
My sweet little girl is 5 years old today! Happy Birthday, Emily! We celebrated her birthday on Saturday with a Tinkerbell party! It was just the 6 of us and it was simple and sweet….
Our Family Photos
After years of not having any professional photos done, we decided to take the leap and go for it this fall. Previously, I didn’t want to deal with being on a strict time limit with…
Kitty’s Early Christmas Present
I was out shopping Sunday evening and picked up a kitty Christmas stocking for Shadow. I like to get things done early, so why not? I learned my lesson. Shadow loves catnip and this stocking…
A New Freedom & A Beautiful Fall Day
Wednesday was a gorgeous fall day and instead of blogging, I went outside with the kids. I’ve been searching for balance again. And while I haven’t found the perfect formula, I have found one thing…
Luke is 10 Months!
It’s hard to believe my sweet baby will be 1 in just 2 months! From eating a regular meal with all of us to learning to stand without holding on, he is doing so much…